Huawei's latest flagship TWS earphones - the Freebuds Pro 2 - come as a natural evolution of the first Freebuds Pro. They are co-engineered with Devialet and having spent considerable time testing them we are now ready to share what we hope will be some useful impressions.
We had the Silver Blue set, which is definitely the belle of the ball - there are also Black and White options for more traditional looks. Picking a bold color for an accessory usually means it will be an accent in one’s apparel, and in this case, the Freebuds Pro 2 in Blue are definitely a head-turner.
The case has a matte coating and mirror-like finish on the hinge where we can also see Devialet’s logo. The earbuds themselves are glossy and are massive fingerprint magnets, which quickly degrades their looks. Huawei introduced a rectangular design of the stem in the first Freebuds, but now the edges are better-rounded and the whole earbud looks seamless and much better overall.
The case supports wireless charging but unusually the coil is placed it at the front. When you place the case on the wireless charger, you have the Devialet logo facing the top, but obviously you can't easily operate the lid. The other elements of interest are a USB-C port on the bottom and a reset key on the right-hand side.
The retail box has a USB-A cable and two extra sizes of rubber tips for the buds. The Freebuds Pro 2 support all phones, but you only get the AI Life companion app on Android from Huawei's AppGallery.
The earbuds themselves are pretty capable but it is Huawei’s app that makes the difference. It can be used to toggle Noise Control modes, set different Sound effects and edit gestures. There is also a “Tip fit test” that helps you select the right set of rubber tips from the ones supplied in the box.
Our experience showed that it's a little redudant because we had already selected the ones that felt comfortable and the app merely confirmed our choice is correct. Comfort is crucial for TWS earphones, but sadly it's a strictly personal matter as everyone's ears are a little different. For what it's worth this reviewer felt no discomfort from having these buds in the ear for the past weeks.
There was also the occasional jog at the local running track and trails in the mountain just outside the city - the Freebuds stayed in the ear to the point of forgetting they are even there.
The Freebuds Pro 2 design of the stems is not their most unusual feature, it their touch navigation. Huawei decided to prevent accidental touches to the outer side and now you have to pinch with two fingers.
Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 in Huawei AI Life
The essence of the gestures have remained the same - one pinch is Play/Pause, two pinches are Next song, three pinches are Previous song; Pinch & hold is Noise Control; Swipe is on the side and controls the volume. All of them are customizable and can even be turned off.
What we found awkward is the attempt to pinch two or three times. It’s not a classic pinch, there has to be at least 1 sec (1000 ms) per gesture and often it wasn’t detected correctly, so I can say it didn’t feel great when listening to a podcast. Yes, pinch and hold works great, but that’s the only gesture I could reliably use. And it's not like I didn't provide them time to get used to - I struggled with this for the past five weeks.
Audio performance is the most important feature of TWS earphones, and the FreeBuds Pro 2 really impress here.
This comes as no surprise - the previous Freebuds Pro were among the best earphones of this form factor we ever tested, and obviously, Huawei’s partnership with Devialet helped tune this properly as well.
The drives selected and the software tuning achieve class-leading audio experience. First of all, there is a Dual Sound system that consists of a quad-magnet 11mm dynamic driver and a separate UHF planar diaphragm driver.
Usually these elements are in one module but Huawei managed to split them claiming that it really cleans up the output.
In practice, they deliver the deepest bass we have ever heard from such small buds, as well as clean vocals. Here’s where AI Life comes in handy - the app offers four key Sound effects, which is basically a fancy equalizer, and we loved the Bass boost preset.
You can create your custom equalizer too, and turn on some more software features including Smart HD and HD Voice that aim to enahnce the output further, but they obviously perform well only with certain tracks and hurt battery life.
Speaking of voice calls, each bud has three microphones - two outward, directed towards the mouth, and a third that sits on the inside and takes care of external sounds to offer noise cancellation.
The Freebuds Pro 2 offer three main noise control options - Awareness that boosts surrounding noises and has a toggle for enhancing voices. It does a great job and sometimes can even become overwhelming in a supermarket with all the people around and registers beeping.
The second option is Off and is the default one.
The third option is Noise Cancelling. It has four strength levels and it does a solid job at the higher levels.
Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 case
The Freebuds Pro 2 case has a 580 mAh battery, and each bud has a 55 mAh battery. Huawei's claimed endurance and our findings in the different noise cancelling modes are listed in the chart below.
| Mode on a single charge | Huawei Labs Playtime | Real-life Playtime |
| Noise cancelling | 4 hours | 220 minutes/ 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Off | 6.5 hours | 360 minutes/ 6 hours |
| Awareness (not recommended for a prolonged use) |
N/A | 200 minutes/ 3h 20 min |
Huawei promised 40 minutes for charging the earbuds from 0 to 100% in the case. We charged the buds at least 20 times and the average is just shy of 45 minutes - pretty decent.
The company also claimed the Freebuds Pro 2 case fills up in 60 minutes, provided the buds aren’t inside. Our real-life charging times were consistently in the 70 to 75 minutes window.
Wireless charging takes twice as long - up to 2.5 hours from 0 to 100%, so if you are in a hurry plug in a cable.
Huawei did an impressive job with the Freebuds Pro 2 - unrivaled sound, sleek design and solid battery life, combined with excellent noise cancelling.
Priced at €199 they certainly aren't cheap, but they still feel like a great deal. Even more so when you factor in the freebies Huawei offers in most of its online stores - like a free Watch Band 7 or a discounted Scale 3. This is clearly a device worth buying and we can only recommend it so much before we run out of superlatives.
Audio, in addition to imaging, are just two of the categories HUAWEI has been historically excelling at. The FreeBuds line-up has nicely matured over the years, with improvements added to every new version in every product family, but this time around, the FreeBuds Pro 2 bring in a heavy-weight to join the fight in their own corner.
French audio tech savant Devialet has been working with HUAWEI on their Sound, Sound X, and Sound Joy speakers, but with the FreeBuds Pro 2, the companies went all “small size, big sound”.
It baffles me how far the industry has evolved. When you come to think of all the technology crammed into a product that’s barely larger than a thumbnail, you can’t help but think about the old James Bond movies where all of this was science-fiction. But I digress…
We’ve been using the FreeBuds Pro 2 for over a week now exclusively for all audio needs, and we’re happy to share our impressions with you, in our HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2 review below.
Design
The overall design principles haven’t changed from the previous, original FreeBuds Pro, but the company made some very welcome, yet slight but relevant changes to the FreeBuds Pro 2. They reduced the overall weight and size both for the buds and for the charging case.
One bud now weighs about 6 grams, and, after wearing both of them for a couple of minutes, you stop noticing them at all. The stem-to-bud connection has been redrawn as well. Not only is the stem now shorter and thinner, it is a seamlessly integrated part of the bud, for a more industrial design look.
The charging case is 11 percent smaller and weighs about 55 grams. That means it’s more pocketable and conveys much better the feeling of a finely polished pebble in the palm of your hand.
The FreeBuds Pro 2 come in three colors: Silver Blue, Silver Frost, and Ceramic White (which is what we’ve got in for review).
They’re still rather difficult to pull out from the charging case. However, HUAWEI either redesigned the case for better access, or used weaker magnets, because they’re definitely an improvement in this department over the OG version.
Specs
We’ll start this segment with probably the number one selling point of the FreeBuds Pro 2. These are HUAWEI’s first Dual-Speaker earbuds. That means you’ve got two drivers in each bud: a dynamic driver, and a planar diaphragm, for improved sound, rated at 14 Hz to 48 kHz.
The 11mm dynamic driver contains four magnets for the first time, delivering up to 30 percent more punch, which translates to improved base response. Though rated at 14Hz, the human hearing can only go as low as 20Hz. Something to keep in mind when it comes to the difference between what you can actually hear, and lab test results.
The planar diaphragm also has four magnets, a voice coil, and an independent emission tube. For the non-audiophile among you this means a better treble reproduction, which, paired with the dynamic driver above, offers a rich, full, all around sound (see Experience segment below).
The other selling point, so much so that the product has been co-branded, is the collaboration with Devialet, a French acoustical engineering company. As mentioned in the intro, this is not the first collaboration between the two brands. Devialet is responsible for the fine-tuning of the FreeBuds Pro 2, so the listening experience is maximized to reflect every aspect and facet of the sound. “Surging bass and crystal sound quality, to reproduce the full emotional appeal of the original recording”, is what the description says on the official website.
Noise reduction capabilities have been improved not only by tweaking the AI element, but by the addition of a third microphone into the mix, to better pick-up all the noises surrounding you. These are not just simple earbuds for audiophile music listening. You can also, as you probably guessed, make or take calls.
In tandem with the three microphones, there’s also a fourth bone conduction microphone, and the HUAWEI-exclusive deep neural network (DNN) noise cancellation algorithm. This is the brains behind all the noise cancelling, and the company claims it “has learned over 100 million voice samples to cancel out all manner of distraction, from noisy subway cars to windy conditions”. We’ll touch on this in our segment below.
When you listen to music with the FreeBuds Pro 2, you’re not alone. They listen to the same music as you do. The Intelligent Triple Adaptive EQ makes sure to tune, in real-time, the audio in order to sound best at the current volume. It takes into consideration your ear canal shape and size, as well as how you wear them. This sometimes results in a different sound when you move them to fix the fit inside your ear, something you might need to get used to.
In terms of sound input, the FreeBuds Pro 2 support LDAC High Resolution codec, with up to 990 kbps transmission. This qualifies it as a Hi-Res Audio device that is also HWA compliant, but that is dependent on the device you are using, as well as the format and bitrates of the sound files you are playing back.
New on this model is also the addition of IP54 water resistance rating, which makes the FreeBuds Pro 2 compatible with sports use.
Last, but not least, is the battery life. For music listening, depending on whether ANC is on or off, you can get about 4 and 6 hours respectively. Throw in the charging case and that bumps it up to 18 and 30 hours respectively. For phone calls it’s slightly less. That’s because each bud has a 55mAh battery, and the charging case is rated 580mAh.
We tested out HUAWEI’s claims, and got more or less the same results, the only caveat being that we didn’t deplete everything in one sitting, and neither will you, probably.
Experience
Fit
There are three silicone tip sizes you can choose from, as usual with these types of products. Small, medium, and large, but rest assured you will find one that properly seals your ear canal.
The fit is snug, and, these also being passive noise canceling earbuds on top of the active component (meaning they seal the ear canal from the outside world), even a tight and proper fit will cut out a lot of outside noise.
Being light weight, you sometimes forget you are wearing them. They are comfortable and even after long periods of time you won’t feel any discomfort or ear fatigue.
Pairing
The FreeBuds Pro 2 feature dual-device connection. Whether that’s a phone and a PC, a tablet and a smartwatch, or any other dual combination, you can pair them, and seamlessly switch between devices with ease.
Pairing is as simple as opening up the case, and if you own a HUAWEI product, they will pop up instantly. Furthermore, they can be added to a Super Device. You can read more on what that is and how it works in our feature here.
For non-HUAWEI devices, including Apple, you might have to go through the manual Bluetooth pairing route to get them connected.
Features
The AI Life app is where you manage all the settings for the source device, ANC, EQ, notifications, firmware update, etc., and we’re glad to report that it’s now available for the iPhone as well. There’s even an tip fit test which tells you whether you got a proper seal from the silicone tips you chose to install on the buds.
The FreeBuds Pro 2 feature gestures, so you don’t need to touch your source device. Pressing and holding on the stem cycles through the ANC modes. Swiping up and down turns the volume higher or lower. Last, but not least, pinching the stem once will trigger a play/pause action, or an answer/end call command.
Audio
We spent a lot of time listening to music on the FreeBuds Pro 2, both from our own library, and other sources. While it’s a matter of personal preference, we left the EQ off so that the sound is as close as possible to the one the artist intended to produce. If you’re more heavy on the base, or prefer to hear a more mild, vocal oriented reproduction, you can play around with the presets, or generate your own.
In general, the FreeBuds Pro 2 live up to the claim of being audiophile-grade. Sound is very rich across all frequencies, from lows to highs through mids. There’s no exaggeration in any frequency range, like with some base-oriented models. You clearly hear a distinction between the punch of the deep base, the orchestra, vocals, or instruments in the mid-range, and the highs of the percussion that trigger the tweeter.
If I had to nitpick, there’s only one thing that I personally can critique. To my taste, I wish there was just one tick for the volume to go just one level higher. Even with ANC on, when I listen to one of my favorite songs, I wish it was just a wee bit louder.
Phone and other calls
I used the FreeBuds Pro 2 for phone calls, WhatsApp calls, and even our in-house meetings on Google. I can report that the sound was loud and clear (depending of course on the limitations of the service you use), with voices being crystal clear on HD-voice enabled services.
Those on the other end of the line reported the same, and were surprised to find out I was walking down a busy boulevard. With noise canceling blocking out traffic and your usual urban jungle sounds, they reported hearing me like I was in a library.
Active noise canceling
Which brings us to ANC. Of all the wireless earbuds I’ve used, the FreeBuds Pro 2 is right there at the top with the best of them. Regular sounds like a fan or an air conditioner disappear instantly and completely.
Traffic sounds on a busy street are about 90 percent cut off, which is in and of itself already too dangerous, and I would not recommend if you’re a pedestrian. Other usage scenarios include cutting off the humm of an airplane engine (no, we didn’t fly for this one) but we took an Uber downtown and it felt like I was sitting in the armchair of my quiet living room.
Conclusion
The original FreeBuds Pro was, for a long time, my favorite pair of wireless earbuds. For wired audio I use something more sophisticated, but nothing beats the convenience of being wireless.
I said it was, for a long time, and I meant exactly until I started using the FreeBuds Pro 2. To be honest, I didn’t think, at the time, HUAWEI can do a lot, if at all, to Excellerate the original model, and I’m happy to report I was wrong.
Smaller, lighter, better ANC, better audio, longer battery life (depending on how you use them), extra drivers, extra microphones, what else can you ask for?
Depending on your region, and where available, they will cost you €199/£170/$200, which isn’t cheap, but on one hand, you get an excellent, audiophile-grade pair of ANC earbuds, and on the other hand, they’re still a tad cheaper than the competing Apple AirPods Pro or Bose QC.
I’m going to say the exact same thing I said about the predecessor, and I hope HUAWEI will prove me wrong once again: while not perfect, it will be difficult for the company to do one better with the third generation, but HUAWEI has definitely proven me wrong before.
If you’re looking for a pair of excellent wireless ANC earbuds that work with both Android and iOS, Windows and Mac, priced decently under the competing flagship alternatives, with great sound and features, we definitely recommend you take a serious look at the HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2.
HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2
Smaller, lighter, better ANC, better audio, longer battery life (depending on how you use them), extra drivers, extra microphones, what else can you ask for?
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.
Peng Song (left), President of Huawei Carrier BG Marketing and Solution Sales Department and Chen Xuejun, Director of Huawei Carrier IT Marketing & Solution Sales.
Doha: At Huawei Global Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit held yesterday in Shenzhen, China, Huawei Carrier BG executives Peng Song, President of Huawei Carrier BG Marketing and Solution Sales Dept, and Chen Xuejun, Director of Huawei Carrier IT Marketing & Solution Sales, highlighted opportunities for operators to adopt cloud transformation, followed by the announcement of Huawei’s first suite of global scenario-based cloud solutions for carriers at its exclusive Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit.
From his side, Peng Song, spoke about the company’s latest plans for operator cloud transformation. He explained how Huawei is excited to support these transformations by helping increase network value, accelerate service innovation, and optimize telecom operations to unleash the benefits of connectivity.
Cloud is becoming a crucial part of industrial digital transformation, and is now considered a key economic factor because of its ability to reshape the economic structure and market landscape of individual industries.
The telecom industry has already entered a critical stage of its own cloud transformation, resulting in many new opportunities and challenges. 15% of operators are expected to develop and fully implement a comprehensive cloud strategy by the end of 2023, resulting in a telecommunications cloud market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. To support this expansion and take advantage of the new markets these technologies are creating, operators must prioritize the construction of more efficient and agile ICT infrastructure.
Peng believes that operators’ cloud transformation should be based on communication technology (CT) and that operators should be leveraging the unique strengths of the telecom industry and cloud transformation to magnify the value of their networks and services.
He emphasized that there are three areas operators must focus on to seize the opportunities being presented:
First, in terms of network value, operators need to expand network boundaries with the cloud and Excellerate network value in the B2B market to make sure these advancements benefit more customers. Networks are operators’ core assets, and operators can take this advantage and advance cloud transformation in a synergistic way.
Second, in terms of digital innovation, operators need to build cloud platforms for digital service innovation that they can use to launch new services more quickly. Collaborative cloud platforms that bridge telecom services and digital services will further accelerate innovation and Excellerate their customer acquisition capabilities.
In Europe, Huawei has already helped operators migrate development environments, test environments, and hundreds of services to the Huawei Cloud platform. This has helped some operators shorten the time-to-market for new services by 75% through the use of an agile development platform and telecom PaaS capabilities.
Third, in terms of telecom operations, operators need to use pre-integrated cloud solutions specifically designed for the telecom industry to support sustainable growth of their primary business. Telecom cloud transformation requires cloud platforms that have a distributed architecture able to meet the data security and management requirements of adaptive telecom service architectures. A rational timeline of cloud transformation is also necessary to ensure services are robustly migrated to the cloud.
In Asia, Huawei has deployed distributed clouds to handle a diverse range of operator services and features, and used Huawei’s distributed data lake to conduct correlated data analyses for different services, improving the 5G package marketing success rate by 180%.
Peng closed out his address stating that, to succeed in cloud transformation and provide quality services to customers, it is important that operators establish strategic partnerships with those who deeply understand the telecom industry and knows how to leverage the strengths of telecom. By the end of 2021, Huawei had worked extensively with more than 120 operators globally on cloud services. Huawei has committed to further investing into ICT and leveraging its localized service capabilities worldwide to accelerate operators’ cloud transformation and unleash the benefits of connectivity.
Also speaking at the summit, Chen Xuejun announced Huawei’s first suite of global scenario-based cloud solutions for carriers, following his keynote entitled Huawei Cloud: Enabling New Growth for Carriers. These solutions focus on monetizing networks, innovating services, and optimizing operations to help carriers embrace cloud transformation and growth acceleration.
With advances in 5G, cloud computing, big data, and edge computing, cloud transformation has become the future of telecom carriers. According to Gartner, carriers around the world will increase their IT infrastructure investment in cloud transformation at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27% in the next five years. Huawei has distilled its over three decades of telecom experience and cloud expertise into the following key factors for carrier cloud transformation: first, the selection of a transformation strategy by factoring in a carrier’s own advantages; second, the planning of a transformation path considering data security, system stability, and service agility; and third, the selection of a trusted, experienced, and competent partner for win-win collaboration.
Huawei builds these three factors into its carrier cloud solutions. First, Network + Cloud expands the scope of network monetization. Huawei’s network insights and cloud-network collaboration solutions enable carriers to expand their service and market boundaries for maximum network value.
Second, Service + Cloud accelerates service innovation. Huawei Cloud leverages Huawei’s experience in the telecom industry and its advanced cloud platform capabilities to make carrier development agile and bring innovation faster to market. In Africa, a customer deployed the mobile wallet platform on Huawei Cloud, shortening service rollout from months to weeks.
Third, Operation + Cloud drives operations efficiency. Huawei Cloud pre-optimized cloud solution powers basic telecom services, expands the user scale, and catalyzes the continuous growth of main services.
I do love my wearables. I thought years ago when the LG G Watch came out that I'd never get used to wearing a watch again after years of having none. How wrong I was.
So, what are the options out there, well, here's the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro as an example.
And here's Huawei's latest media release, basically, if you buy the more expensive models of the Pro (the Titanium or the Ceramic) you can get either the FreeBuds Pro 2 or the FreeBuds Lipstick thrown in.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro now available in Canada
The most elegant Huawei smartwatch is coming in 2 distinct versions
Toronto, Canada (July 14th, 2022) HUAWEI Canada today announced the latest in their acclaimed HUAWEI WATCH GT series: the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro coming to Canada today. Available in Titanium and Ceramic editions, Huawei’s latest flagship smartwatch comes with a new interface design, premium materials, an ultra-clear large screen, powerful, up to 14-days battery life with fast wireless charging, and a wide range of watch faces to choose from.
It’s also taken its sport tracking capabilities to the next level, with an all-new professional workout mode-free dive mode in addition to over 100 others, for a truly bespoke workout experience. A smart running plan and Dual-Band Five-System GNSS positioning for more accurate geographic location data goes the extra mile for runners of all abilities.
The first device in the GT series was launched in 2018 and it marked a milestone in the smartwatches market. New iterations of the Watch GT brought even more extended health and sport features and stronger performance. And now, another generation arrives in two stunning new models: HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition, and HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition. Each one as striking as the other, but with their own distinctive design which makes a bold statement on the wrist.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition: artistry in every inch
The design of the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition has a beautiful, premium design with a modern twist on the previous generations in the series. It’s equipped with a 1.43-inch AMOLED high-definition colour display. The larger face with 466 x 466 high-definition resolution offers even more clarity than previous versions, so all data can be read instantly.
The quality of the watch’s materials is clear from the first glance. The strong but lightweight titanium case is designed to withstand the test of time and has been polished by master craftsmen for a three-dimensional finish. The display is made of sapphire glass, a material as hard as a diamond and the high-tech ceramic at the back which goes through over 60 processes to take it from zirconia ceramic powder to the finished product. The chosen materials can sense even the slightest changes in body temperature.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition has a tactile 3D rotating crown in the style of a traditional watch. It allows the user to zoom in and out, slide through different interfaces, or adjust settings, all through clicking and rotating the crown.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition: exploring the aesthetics of technology
The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition has a truly elegant design, with the simplicity of ceramic complimenting the charm of the metal. Another inspiration was Botticelli’s masterpiece, The Birth of Venus, evident in the gold and silver seashell pattern bezel and 24 exquisite wave pattern designs, which elevate it from a watch to a work of art.
Every HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition has undergone 10 days and 13 processes of grinding and polishing with diamond abrasives before leaving the factory. Thanks to the state-of-the-art craftsmanship, each watch shines with a natural lustre in dazzling white, so refined like a natural born art piece.
Like the Titanium Edition, the Ceramic Edition has a phenomenally hard sapphire glass lens, making it highly resistant to scratches and shatters. Sapphire glass is also used in the sensor of the ceramic back shell, for better light penetration and accurate heart-rate monitoring. Skin-friendly materials allow for automatic detection of any change in temperature. Also like the Titanium Edition, it features the 3D rotating crown perfectly adapted to the feminine and elegant style of the Ceramic Edition.
The clean and elegant silhouette of the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition is available with a range of watch faces and comes with a 1.32-inch AMOLED HD coloured display with 466*466 HD resolution, delivering flawless picture quality. The flower dial changes its shape over the hours.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro is precision-engineered for flawless health monitoring and sports performance, inspired by the line’s insatiable spirit of adventure.
Reliable assistant with long-lasting battery
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Series inherits the ultra-long battery life of the HUAWEI WATCH GT Series, typically providing HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition 14 days’ battery life (or 8 in heavy usage scenarios), while HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition has 7 days’ battery (or 4 days with heavy usage). Wireless charging and a 30% faster charging speed compared with WATCH GT 2 Pro make it quick and easy to charge when you’re on the go.
Watch your health, more easily than ever 1
One of the main functions of a smartwatch is health monitoring, and HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro comes with new, more accurate health features than before. The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro will support HUAWEI TruSeenTM 5.0+ that supports SpO2 monitoring, allowing you to measure your oxygen levels at any time. HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro has a whole host of other health features to help monitor your general wellbeing.
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro features also a menstrual cycle management function, which keeps track of your cycle and remind you in advance, so you never get caught short. The device also brings a health assistant – Healthy Living Shamrock. Through personalized settings, users can receive regular reminders on health challenges, daily water intake, medication reminders, daily mindfulness, early sleep reminder or exercise volume. With Healthy Living Shamrock feature HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro will also send out reminders to ensure users can cultivate good and healthy living habits in spite of their busy lifestyle.
Redefining the professional workout
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro inherits the sporting DNA of the GT series, but with upgraded hardware and software capabilities, and even more comprehensive sports modes. It has a built-in dual-band five-system GNSS and features five major satellite systems: GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, spanning the entire globe, which has excellent anti-interference performance, minimizing the likelihood of any error.
Dive into a water-resistant future2
One of the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro series most exciting new features is its increased water resistance. After 200 rounds of water pressure testing, it complies the engineering standard EN 13319 and achieves ground-breaking diving-level water-resistant performance, which can support free diving up to 30 metres deep.
There’s even a new Free Diving Mode, which provide real-time diving information and can be hugely useful for anyone learning to free dive. An apnea training feature, with customizable tables, helps as a personalized training assistant for improving their breath-holding capability.
Your essential new training partner
Among the over 100 workout modes is the intelligent running planning feature. It helps to create a personal running plan based on an individual’s physical and running history, combined with their performance goals. It assesses data such as pace, heart rate, distance, and more to offer professional advice which evolves with the runner; and synchronizes this data with other compatible devices, including over 60 workout apps from around the world, such as Runtastic and Komoot. Making it the perfect companion for your training.
Other workout modes range from golf to cross-country skiing to free training, so whatever you’re into, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro can always keep up. There’s plenty of storage space as well as Bluetooth music playback, so you can listen to your workout playlist anytime, anywhere.
Compatible with every smartphone
HUAWEI Watch GT 3 Pro series is able to work independently, but in most cases it will be paired with a smartphone. The smartwatches can be easily synced with every smartphone, no matter if the device runs on Android or iOS.
Special offers for Huawei smartwatch users
To celebrate the Canadian launch, for a limited time, get a free HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro ($271 CAD) or HUAWEI FreeBuds Lipstick ($348 CAD value) as a gift with the purchase of the selected HUAWEI Watch GT3 Pro models.
Pricing and Availability
HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Titanium Edition is available from $548.99 CAD, and HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro Ceramic Edition is available for $798.99 CAD.
1 This feature is not for medical use, and the measurement data and results are for reference only, not as a basis for
diagnosis and treatment.
2 Compliant with the diving equipment engineering standard, EN13319, it can support free diving at a maximum depth of 30m. Not suitable for hot showers, hot springs, saunas (steam rooms), platform diving, high pressure washing and other activities under high water pressure, high temperature and humidity or high-speed water flow. Not suitable for scuba diving, technical diving, and diving activities deeper than 30 meters
After use in sea water, it is recommended to rinse with fresh water and dry. Leather and metal straps are not suitable for swimming and sports scenes that sweat a lot. If such requirements are required, it is recommended to replace other types of straps such as fluorine rubber. For other waterproof precautions, please refer to the official website. Water resistance is not permanent, and protection may decline due to daily wear and tear.
[Shenzhen, China, July 20, 2022] Peng Song, President of Huawei Carrier BG Marketing & Solution Sales Dept, spoke today about the company's latest plans for operator cloud transformation at the Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit during Win-Win·Huawei Innovation Week. He explained how Huawei is excited to support these transformations by helping increase network value, accelerate service innovation, and optimize telecom operations to unleash the benefits of connectivity.
Cloud is becoming a crucial part of industrial digital transformation, and is now considered a key economic factor because of its ability to reshape the economic structure and market landscape of individual industries.
The telecom industry has already entered in a critical stage of its own cloud transformation, resulting in many new opportunities and challenges. 15% of operators are expected to develop and fully implement a comprehensive cloud strategy by the end of 2023, resulting in a telecommunications cloud market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. To support this expansion and take advantage of the new markets these technologies are creating, operators must prioritize the construction of more efficient and agile ICT infrastructure.
Peng Song speaking at the Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit during Win-Win·Huawei Innovation Week
Peng believes that operators' cloud transformation should be based on communication technology (CT) and that operators should be leveraging the unique strengths of the telecom industry and cloud transformation to magnify the value of their networks and services.
He emphasized that there are three areas operators must focus on to seize the opportunities being presented:
First, in terms of network value, operators need to expand network boundaries with the cloud and Excellerate network value in the B2B market to make sure these advancements benefit more customers. Networks are operators' core assets, and operators can take this advantage and advance cloud transformation in a synergistic way.
In China, Huawei provides network and edge cloud capabilities to enable operators to provide their enterprise customers with solutions for higher productivity, enlarging their addressable market by 25%.
Second, in terms of digital innovation, operators need to build cloud platforms for digital service innovation that they can use to launch new services more quickly. Collaborative cloud platforms that bridge telecom services and digital services will further accelerate innovation and Excellerate their customer acquisition capabilities.
In Europe, Huawei has already helped operators migrate development environments, test environments, and hundreds of services to the Huawei Cloud platform. This has helped some operators shorten the time-to-market for new services by 75% through the use of an agile development platform and telecom PaaS capabilities.
Third, in terms of telecom operations, operators need to use pre-integrated cloud solutions specifically designed for the telecom industry to support sustainable growth of their primary business. Telecom cloud transformation requires cloud platforms that have a distributed architecture able to meet the data security and management requirements of adaptive telecom service architectures. A rational time line of cloud transformation is also necessary to ensure services are robustly migrated to the cloud.
In Asia, Huawei has deployed distributed clouds to handle a diverse range of operator services and features, and used Huawei's distributed data lake to conduct correlated data analyses for different services, improving the 5G package marketing success rate by 180%.
Peng closed out his address stating that, to succeed in cloud transformation and provide quality services to customers, it is important that operators establish strategic partnerships with those who deeply understand the telecom industry and knows how to leverage the strengths of telecom. By the end of 2021, Huawei had worked extensively with more than 120 operators globally on cloud services. Huawei has committed to further investing into ICT and leveraging its localized service capabilities worldwide to accelerate operators' cloud transformation and unleash the benefits of connectivity.
The Win-Win·Huawei Innovation Week is held from July 18 to July 21 in Shenzhen, China. Together with global operators, industry professionals, and opinion leaders, we dive into Topics such as 5.5G, green development, and digital transformation to envision shared success in the digital economy. For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/winwin-innovation-week.
(MENAFN- BCW Global) [Shenzhen, July 21, 2022]At Huawei Global Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit held today in Shenzhen, China, HuaweiCarrier BG executivesPeng Song, President of Huawei Carrier BG Marketing and Solution Sales Dept, and Chen Xuejun, Director of Huawei Carrier IT Marketing & Solution Sales, highlighted opportunities for operators to adopt cloud transformation, followed by the announcement of Huawei's first suite of global scenario-based cloud solutions for carriers at its exclusive Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit.
From his side, Peng Song, spoke about the company's latest plans for operator cloud transformation. He explained how Huawei is excited to support these transformations by helping increase network value, accelerate service innovation, and optimize telecom operations to unleash the benefits of connectivity.
Cloud is becoming a crucial part of industrial digital transformation, and is now considered a key economic factor because of its ability to reshape the economic structure and market landscape of individual industries.
The telecom industry has already entered a critical stage of its own cloud transformation, resulting in many new opportunities and challenges. 15% of operators are expected to develop and fully implement a comprehensive cloud strategy by the end of 2023, resulting in a telecommunications cloud market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. To support this expansion and take advantage of the new markets these technologies are creating, operators must prioritize the construction of more efficient and agile ICT infrastructure.
Peng believes that operators' cloud transformation should be based on communication technology (CT) and that operators should be leveraging the unique strengths of the telecom industry and cloud transformation to magnify the value of their networks and services.
He emphasized that there are three areas operators must focus on to seize the opportunities being presented:
First, in terms of network value, operators need to expand network boundaries with the cloud and Excellerate network value in the B2B market to make sure these advancements benefit more customers. Networks are operators' core assets, and operators can take this advantage and advance cloud transformation in a synergistic way.
Second, in terms of digital innovation, operators need to build cloud platforms for digital service innovation that they can use to launch new services more quickly. Collaborative cloud platforms that bridge telecom services and digital services will further accelerate innovation and Excellerate their customer acquisition capabilities.
In Europe, Huawei has already helped operators migrate development environments, test environments, and hundreds of services to the Huawei Cloud platform. This has helped some operators shorten the time-to-market for new services by 75% through the use of an agile development platform and telecom PaaS capabilities.
Third, in terms of telecom operations, operators need to use pre-integrated cloud solutions specifically designed for the telecom industry to support sustainable growth of their primary business. Telecom cloud transformation requires cloud platforms that have a distributed architecture able to meet the data security and management requirements of adaptive telecom service architectures. A rational timeline of cloud transformation is also necessary to ensure services are robustly migrated to the cloud.
In Asia, Huawei has deployed distributed clouds to handle a diverse range of operator services and features, and used Huawei's distributed data lake to conduct correlated data analyses for different services, improving the 5G package marketing success rate by 180%.
Peng closed out his address stating that, to succeed in cloud transformation and provide quality services to customers, it is important that operators establish strategic partnerships with those who deeply understand the telecom industry and knows how to leverage the strengths of telecom. By the end of 2021, Huawei had worked extensively with more than 120 operators globally on cloud services. Huawei has committed to further investing into ICT and leveraging its localized service capabilities worldwide to accelerate operators' cloud transformation and unleash the benefits of connectivity.
Also speaking at the summit, Chen Xuejunannounced Huawei's first suite of global scenario-based cloud solutions for carriers, followinghis keynote entitled Huawei Cloud: Enabling New Growth for Carriers. These solutions focus on monetizing networks, innovating services, and optimizing operations to help carriers embrace cloud transformation and growth acceleration.
With advances in 5G, cloud computing, big data, and edge computing, cloud transformation has become the future of telecom carriers. According to Gartner, carriers around the world will increase their IT infrastructure investment in cloud transformation at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27% in the next five years. Huawei has distilled its over three decades of telecom experience and cloud expertise into the following key factors for carrier cloud transformation: first, the selection of a transformation strategy by factoring in a carrier's own advantages; second, the planning of a transformation path considering data security, system stability, and service agility; and third, the selection of a trusted, experienced, and competent partner for win-win collaboration.
Huawei builds these three factors into its carrier cloud solutions.
First, Network + Cloud expands the scope of network monetization. Huawei's network insights and cloud-network collaboration solutions enable carriers to expand their service and market boundaries for maximum network value. For enterprise customers in China, Huawei Cloud provides a Cloud + Network + Security deployment solution to expand the coverage of traditional solutions with integrated ICT for a multiplier boost in value.
Second, Service + Cloud accelerates service innovation. Huawei Cloud leverages Huawei's experience in the telecom industry and its advanced cloud platform capabilities to make carrier development agile and bring innovation faster to market. In Africa, a customer deployed the mobile wallet platform on Huawei Cloud, shortening service rollout from months to weeks. The Huawei Cloud ecosystem further shortened this rollout from months to just one week.
Third, Operation + Cloud drives operations efficiency. Huawei Cloud pre-optimized cloud solution powers basic telecom services, expands the user scale, and catalyzes the continuous growth of main services. An Asian carrier counted that only 10% of its 5G subscribers are using 5G service packages and 5G network coverage. Huawei uses the distributed data lake solution for collaborative analysis of business support system (BSS) data, improving operations efficiency and boosting the marketing conversion for 5G provisioning by 180%.
Chen Xuejun concluded his keynote with Huawei Cloud's commitment. "The key to carrier cloud transformation lies in smarter use of the cloud for networks, services, and operations. Huawei Cloud will work with global carriers to transform and open up new growth space."
MENAFN24072022005161011692ID1104580893
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
Review Verdict: The Huawei nova Y90 gets plus points for being one of the best-looking budget mid-range phones in the Philippines, though its cameras keep it from being a great device.
Pros
- Eye-catching design
- Very slim top and side display bezels
Cons
- The camera setup feels lacking
- No MicroSD expansion
Huawei nova Y90 Review Philippines Specs
- Snapdragon 680 processor
- 8GB RAM
- 128GB storage
- 6.7-inch Full HD+ IPS display, 90hz refresh rate
- 50-megapixel f/1.8 main camera with PDAF, 2-megapixel f/2.4 depth sensor, 2-megapixel f/2.4 macro camera
- 8-megapixel f/2.0 selfie camera
- 4G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- 5000mAh battery
- 40w charging
- EMUI 12
After the nova Y70, Huawei continues to expand the budget mid-range line further with the Y90. With looks that will remind you of the brand’s famed Mate series, is the nova Y90 a worthy offering in the budget mid-range department?
Unboxing and Packaging Contents
Huawei keeps it straightforward when it comes to the packaging, as you get a white box with a straightforward nova Y90 branding up front, along with the usual Huawei and App Gallery branding. Inside the box, you have the phone itself, documentation, a black silicone case, a USB-C cable, and a 40w charger.
Design
Unlike the Y70, the nova Y90 carries a very familiar camera module that reminds us of either the Mate 40 series or HONOR’s Magic3 series. The module has a circular layout and houses three cameras and an LED flash.
While the phone generally looks slim, the large camera module protrudes significantly, and its placement prevents the phone from laying completely flat on tables. The use of the included case is almost mandatory here to protect the huge camera module from bumps and scratches that inevitably happen with daily use.
We’re glad to see brands veer away from glossy finishes, as the nova Y90 has a matte polycarbonate panel with a glitter-like finish underneath it to provide it some sheen. The right side has the power button/fingerprint scanner and volume controls, while the bottom has a loudspeaker, USB-C port, and microphone. There’s no MicroSD card expansion on the nova Y90, but at least you still get a headphone jack.
The polycarbonate frame comes with flat sides and chamfered edges that make it appear like aluminum to provide it a more upscale, premium look.
Display
Despite being a budget mid-range phone, the nova Y90 impresses its audience with its razor-thin top and side bezels that provide you an impression of the phone being more expensive than usual. The panel itself is typical of what you expect on a budget mid-range phone in 2022, as you get a 90hz refresh rate.
Even if it is only an IPS display, it’s one of the better panels we’ve seen so far–and we like how the bezels make it look more premium than usual. It’s rare to see an under Php 15k phone have such thin bezels, and we laud Huawei for stepping up in the design department–both in the build and the display panel used.
Cameras
Despite having a Mate-like rear camera module, the nova Y90’s camera setup is basic, as you only get a 50-megapixel main camera and a pair of 2-megapixel cameras. Only the main camera is useful in real-life use, and we really wish that brands would stop the practice of stuffing 2-megapixel (or less) cameras on their phones.
As for imaging performance, the nova Y90 performs just fine in daylight conditions but struggles through when there’s less light to work with. Images experience a dip in quality in low-light conditions—though we are confident that Huawei can still Excellerate the nova Y90’s imaging performance through software updates.
When it comes to video, the nova Y90 comes with a basic set of features that include being able to record video at up to Full HD 30FPS.
Internals and Battery Life
The nova Y90 is up to par with the competition with its familiar set of internals: Snapdragon 680, 8GB RAM, and 128GB internal storage. We are familiar with this setup in the under Php 15k range, and our impressions are that they are good for general use.
Gaming is feasible with nova Y90, though like with our experience with every Snapdragon 680-powered phone, you should manage your expectations when it comes to graphics settings.
On the software side, the nova Y90 uses Android 12-based EMUI 12. You don’t need to worry that much about the lack of Google services, as App Gallery has access to most apps that users will need on a daily basis.
You get a 5000mAh battery on the nova Y90, which is the de facto standard for phones these days. Paired with the power efficiency of the Snapdragon 680, the nova Y90 can easily last over a day on moderate use, and as much as 2 days if you are pushing it. Using PCMark’s battery benchmark test, the nova Y90 garnered a battery life of 21 hours.
Wrap-up and Conclusions
The Huawei nova Y90 earns points as one of the nicest-looking budget mid-range phones in the Philippines to date. We like how it reminds us of the Mate 40 series in terms of looking premium, but falls short with its camera setup–Huawei could have made it better if they supplemented the main camera with something like an ultra-wide-angle camera.
Huawei nova Y90 Review Price Philippines
Huawei has yet to reveal the official price of the nova Y90 in the Philippines, but based on its official price in Malaysia, we expect the nova Y90 to be priced around the Php 10k to Php 13k range.
Huawei is expected to reveal the official price and availability of the nova Y90 in the Philippines on August 12.
Huawei Freebuds Pro 2: 60-Second Review
Huawei's new Freebuds Pro 2 offer an abundance of features and impressive sound for a pretty reasonable price. For under £170 you get solid Active Noise Cancelling (ANC), rich audio, useful touch controls and even a fit test which reveals if you have the right rubber tip attached to suit your ears.
They are also super comfy to wear and tuck neatly inside a premium-feeling charging case which not only keeps them safe but also topped up with power. Anyone buying a pair won't be disappointed but the Freebuds Pro 2 aren't without some niggles.
Battery life is definitely not market-leading, especially when switching on that all-important ANC. The Bluetooth range could also be better and wandering down the garden without your phone nearby will soon see the music grinding to a halt.
Our last criticism is the way they look. Why Huawei insists on copying Apple baffles us and it's about time the design team came up with some ideas of their own.
That said, these are brilliant buds that really won't disappoint.
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2: Full review
The audio market is already swamped with wireless earbuds but Chinese tech firm Huawei is hoping its new Freebuds Pro 2 can stand out from that ever-growing crowd. These latest buds arrive packing some pretty impressive features including full ANC technology and audio that's powered by the team at Devialet.
That's a big scoop from Huawei as this French company is renowned for producing some of the finest audio products in the business. Plug the FreeBuds Pro 2 in your ears and there's no question that Devialet's expertise has brought some magic to these buds.
They sound superb with crisp, clear music that's packed with detail. There's also plenty of bass without things being overwhelmed - the whole experience is hugely pleasing on the ears.
Another bonus of these buds is that they are fully compatible with LDAC high-resolution audio which means you can get the best quality possible.
Huawei is also trying to make sure every owner gets the ultimate sound experience with the firm including something called ‘Triple Adaptive EQ’ technology. This can automatically tune audio according to each user's ear canal structure, earbud position and volume levels. This allows the Freebuds Pro 2 to deliver personalised sound in real time.
It's all impressive stuff and there's no doubt that the Freebuds Pro 2 easily match its rivals when it comes to sound quality.
Now, you're probably aware that Huweai's phone business isn't doing so well these days after the US blocked it from using Android.
Although Huawei's new HarmonyOS-powered devices offer a seamless connection with the Freebuds Pro 2, Huawei hasn't forgotten the billions of people who are still using Google's popular OS with the buds linking easily to any device on the market - even iPhones work with these mini music makers.
All platforms can access Huawei's comprehensive AI Life app which offers the option to change the sound settings, check battery levels and switch off ANC or activate the Transparency mode to allow some background noise into the ears.
Other features worth a mention include clear voice calls, IP54 splash resistance and a range of touch controls that can pause music, skip tracks and pump up the volume without reaching for a phone.
So, that's all the good stuff but we do have a few niggles including pretty average battery life. In fact, switch on ANC and you'll only get around four hours before they'll need a refill. It's not terrible but some of Huawei's rivals are now offering much-improved power - some of Samsung's Galaxy Buds can keep the music playing for over 10 hours.
The Bluetooth range could also be better and we found a quick trip down our very small London garden interfered with music playback.
Then there's the design as they look almost identical to the AirPods Pro. Apple's AirPods are clearly iconic and it's not surprising that the styling is being replicated by its rivals but it really is about time Huawei came up with a look of its own.
Freebuds Pro 2 review - at a glance
What We Loved
- Easy Set-Up
- Huawei app works well on all platforms
- Great sound with plenty of bass
- Fit test makes sure you have the correct tip
- Price is reasonable for what you get
What We Didn't Love
- Battery life could be better
- Bluetooth range is poor
- Design looks too much like AirPods
- Work best with new Huawei phones
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2: Verdict
If you want a great-sounding pair of buds without an excessively high price then the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2 are a solid option.
The audio impresses, they are comfy to wear and incredibly simple to use.
The vast array of controls means you should never need to reach for your phone and they connect seamlessly to all platforms including Android and iPhone.
Sadly, battery life is a bit of a letdown and the design definitely isn't original but if that doesn't bother you'll get very solid sound for under £170.
